Julia Child
Birth Name:
Julia Carolyn McWilliams
Birth Place:
Pasadena, California, United States
Profession
Writer, Actress
Fast Facts
- Became the first woman inducted into the Culinary Institute Hall of Fame in 1993
- In 2000, received the French Legion of honour and was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Received the George Foster Peabody Award in 1964 for "The French Chef․"
- While staying at her assisted-living home in California, Child died of kidney failure three days before her 92nd birthday
- Held a job with the Office of Strategic Services, a forerunner of the CIA
- Collaborated on a two-volume cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," considered groundbreaking by the cooking community after its publication in 1961
- Known for her TV show signoff "Bon appétit!"
- Recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public
- Considered too tall to enlist in the women's branches of the U․S․ Army and Navy for World War II
Awards
- 1965Personal AwardWinner
- 1966Primetime Emmy - Achievements in Educational Television - Individuals:Winner
- 1972Primetime Emmy - Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - General Programming:Nominated
- 1994Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Informational Series:Nominated
- 1996Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Service Show Host:Winner
- 1997Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Service Show Host:Nominated
- 1999Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Service Show Host:Nominated
- 2000Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Service Show Host:Nominated
- 2001Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Service Show Host:Winner